A chili recipe includes 2 tablespoons of salt and 5 tablespoons of red pepper. choose ALL statements that are true about this relationship.
A) There is 5/2 tablespoon of salt for each tablespoon of red pepper***
B) There is 2/5 tablespoon of red pepper for each tablespoon of salt
C) There is 2/5 tablespoon of salt for each tablespoon of red pepper
D) The recipe has a ratio of 5 tablespoons of red pepper to 5 tablespoons of salt
E) The recipe has a ratio of 5 tablespoons of red pepper to 2 tablespoons of salt***
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To determine the statements that are true about the relationship between the 2 tablespoons of salt and 5 tablespoons of red pepper in the chili recipe, we can calculate the ratios.
A) The statement "There is 5/2 tablespoon of salt for each tablespoon of red pepper" is true because you divide 2 tablespoons of salt by 5 tablespoons of red pepper, resulting in a ratio of 5/2.
B) The statement "There is 2/5 tablespoon of red pepper for each tablespoon of salt" is false because you would divide 5 tablespoons of red pepper by 2 tablespoons of salt, resulting in a ratio of 5/2, not 2/5.
C) The statement "There is 2/5 tablespoon of salt for each tablespoon of red pepper" is false because you would divide 2 tablespoons of salt by 5 tablespoons of red pepper, resulting in a ratio of 2/5, not 5/2.
D) The statement "The recipe has a ratio of 5 tablespoons of red pepper to 5 tablespoons of salt" is false because the recipe includes 2 tablespoons of salt, not 5 tablespoons.
E) The statement "The recipe has a ratio of 5 tablespoons of red pepper to 2 tablespoons of salt" is true because the recipe includes 5 tablespoons of red pepper and 2 tablespoons of salt.
Therefore, the true statements are A) and E).
Read the problem again. salt:pepper = 2:5, so
s/p = 2/5
p/s = 5/2
A is exactly backwards
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Read the problem again. salt:pepper = 2:5, so
s/p = 2/5
p/s = 5/2
A is exactly backwards